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1. (n.pl.) environs
the surrounding parts or districts, as of a city; outskirts; suburbs.
2. environs
surroundings; environment.
3. environs
the nearby area or space; vicinity.
Etymology: (1655–65; < F (pl.); r. ME environ < OF, n. use of environ around; see environ)
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| Definition of 'environs' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) environment, environs, surroundings, surround
the area in which something exists or lives
"the country--the flat agricultural surround"
2. (noun) environs, purlieu
an outer adjacent area of any place
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| Definition of 'environs' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. environs
the parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs; as, the environs of a city or town
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